You need to have your eyes on the metrics that matter - primarily focused on usage and WOM metrics given so many people sign up and abandon services in this stage (more here later).  While the standard traffic metrics are fun and key, get down to business.  Original Post from April 2008] It has been a fun and amazing few years participating in the web2.0/social phase of technology [Update] I’m revisiting this post given the current state of the start-up environment. In today’s world, it is more critical than ever to understand where your industry/category

Receive updates by email or RSS feed or Twitter First, let me recommend reading a previous blog, called omg I’m just a startup, I can’t do those fancy metrics . Once you create a small list of these queries, then you can start to formalize the ideas into specific metrics that you track daily. Futuristic Play by @Andrew_Chen Analysis on viral marketing, user experience, game design, and online ads As